Confederate Flag Gone With the Wind?

Confederate Flag Gone With the Wind?

The horrific shooting of nine churchgoers in Charleston, South Carolina back in June did not spark this public debate about the place of Confederate iconography in public places. Rather, it intensified it to a degree that few could have anticipated. Over the past ten...
Is Trumpism the New Nationalism?

Is Trumpism the New Nationalism?

Since China devalued its currency 3 percent, global markets have gone into a tailspin. Why should this be? After all, 3 percent devaluation in China could be countered by a U.S. tariff of 3 percent on all goods made in China, and the tariff revenue used to cut U.S....
Immigration: Issue of the Century

Immigration: Issue of the Century

“Trump’s immigration proposals are as dangerous as they are stunning,” railed amnesty activist Frank Sharry. “Trump … promises to rescind protections for Dreamers and deport them. He wants to redefine the constitutional definition of U.S....
Art A Decade After Katrina

Art A Decade After Katrina

For a time after Hurricane Katrina, there was discussion of whether or not to rebuild New Orleans, worry that it would be forever prone to catastrophic flooding. Ironically, perhaps, that contemplation of abandonment brought forth a great deal of sympathy for the city...
Is Trumpism the New Nationalism?

Taking Down the Donald

If his Republican opponents will not take down Donald Trump, Fox News will not only show them how it is done. Fox News will do the job for them. That is the message that came out loud and clear from last Thursday’s debate in Cleveland, which was viewed by the...